Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981) was an Indian Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni
Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philoso ...
. He was known as ''Mufti-Azam-i-Hind'' to his followers. In a biography compiled by Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi he is referred to as ''Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind''.
Lineage
Life
He wrote books on Islam in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and announced judgments on several thousand Islamic problems in his compilation of
fatawa
A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified '' Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A jurist i ...
''Fatawa-e-Mustafwia''. Thousands of Islamic scholars were counted as his spiritual successors.
He was the main leader of the
Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa
Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa ( ur, , hi, जमात-रज़ा-ए-मुस्तफ़ा) also known as JRM, is a historical organisation of Indian Sunni Barelvi Muslims associated with Sufism. It was founded by the Great Scholar and 14th Cen ...
in Bareilly, which opposed the
Shuddhi movement
Shuddhi is Sanskrit for Ritual purification, purification. It is a term used to describe a Hindu religious movement aimed at the religious conversion of non-Hindus of Indian origin back to Hinduism.
Shuddhi movement
The socio-political movement, ...
to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India.
During the time of emergency in 1977 in India, he issued a
fatwa against
vasectomy
Vasectomy, or vasoligation, is an elective surgical procedure for male sterilization or permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and ...
which was made compulsory and 6.2 million Indian men were sterilized in just a year. In such circumstances Mustafa Raza Khan argued this order of Indian government given by
Indira Gandhi.
Works
Raza Khan's books include:
*''Fatawa-e-Mustafawia'' 7Volumes (Religious rulings Mustafa Raza)
*''Al Malfoozat of Ala Hazrat'' (Sayings of Ahmed Raza Khan)
*''Saman-e-Bakhshish'' (Compilation of Islamic Poetry in the Honor of Prophet Muhammad)
*''Taqiya Baazi'' (Hidden Faces of Wahhabism)
*''Waqat-us-Sinan، Adkhal-us-Sinan، Qahr Wajid Diyan''
*''Turq-ul-Huda Wal Irshad Ilaa Ahkam Al Amara Wal Jehad''
*''Tasheeh Yaqeen Bar Khatm-e-Naiyeeen''
*''Tardush Shaitan An Sabee Lur Rehman'' (Fatwa Refuting Government of Saudi Arabia For Imposing Tax on Pilgrims in 1365 A.H)
*''No Caste is Inferior''
Disciples
His disciples include:
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Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki
Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan bin ‘Alawi bin ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1944–2004), also knowing as Muhammad ibn Alawi al-Maliki, was one of the foremost traditional Sunni Islamic scholar of contemporary times from Saudi Arabia. He was ref ...
*Sayed Muhammad Ameen
*Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf
*Mahmood Ahmad Razvi Quadri Ashrafi
*Muhammad Idrees Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Hashmati
*Mohammed
Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari
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Qamaruzzaman Azmi
Qamaruzzaman Azmi (born 23 March 1946), also known as Allama Azmi, is an Indian Islamic scholar, philosopher and speaker. He is president of the World Islamic Mission. From 2011 to 2021, he was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the ...
*Muhammad Afzal Husain
*Muhammad Husain
*Rehan Raza Khan
*Tehseen Raza Khan
*Sayed Noor Muhammad
*Zia Ul Mustafa
*Abdul Hadi Qaadri
*Ahmad Muqaddam Qaadri
* Badrul Qaadri
*Ghulam Sarwar Al Qaadri
*Mahmood Ahmad Qadri Rafaqati
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Arshadul Qadri
Arshadul Qadri (5 March 1925 – 29 April 2002) was a Sunni Islamic scholar, author and missionary activist in India associated with the Barelvi movement who established several educational institutions and organizations in India.
Early lif ...
*Muhammad Ibrahim Raza
*Abdul Hamid Razvi
*Muhammad Ghufraan Siddiqi
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Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (27 December 1918 – 23 March 1983) (Urdu محمد مصلح الدین صدیقى), was a preacher born in Nanded on India's Deccan Plateau
The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the ...
*Sayed Shah
Shah Turab-ul-Haq
*Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri
*Badruddin Ahmed Qadri
See also
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Hamid Raza Khan
Hamid Raza Khan Qadri was an Islamic scholar and mystic of the Barelvi movement. Qadri was born in 1875 ( Rabi' al-awwal 1292 Hijri), in Bareilly, India. His name at the time of his ''aqeeqah'' was Muhammad, as it was family tradition.
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Jamaat Ahle Sunnat
The Jamaat Ahle Sunnat ( ur, ) is a Muslim religious organization in Pakistan that represents the Barelvi movement. It was supported by Muhammad Shafee Okarvi. As a Sunni organisation it has adopted many Sufi customs and traditions.
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Indian Muslim scholars of Islam
Hanafis
Barelvis
People from Bareilly
Grand Muftis
1892 births
1981 deaths
Ahmed Raza Khan family
Indian people of Pashtun descent
Grand Muftis of India